November.
Dingnanbao, Australia.
"The Central Plains should be snowy."
Li Zhi stood under a pear tree and asked with a sigh.
After staying here for a long time, I have become accustomed to the unique weather here, which seems to be the opposite of the Central Plains, where spring and winter are the hottest times of the year, and at the beginning of summer, they are the coldest times of the year.
However, the hottest here is not so hot, and the hottest time in November and February is actually similar to the early autumn in the Central Plains.
And the coldest time is also comparable to the early and late spring.
Here, the seasons are not so distinct.
There is no cold and no heat.
I've been here for a long time, but I like the climate here.
There are the best harbors, the best plains.
After more than a year of construction, the Australian Duchy Dingnanbao has begun to take shape, they have built castles, built roads, reclaimed estates, and established pastures.
A pier was also built.
Now, in Dingnanbao, there are also various yamen such as the National Mansion, the Police Department, the court, the parliament, etc., as well as shops and workshops such as banks and markets.
Although they have not been able to get the population and material supplies from the Central Plains for more than a year, and they have also experienced the threat of indigenous attacks and diseases during this period, they have survived.
Fertile land, a good climate, and abundant rainfall have made the land they have cultivated a good harvest.
There is still a lot of surplus grain stored in the warehouse, and crops such as potatoes and corn are very suitable for growing here.
The cattle, sheep, horses, etc., which they raised, also multiplied more and more.
And in that fine harbor, there are also abundant fish, which provides a lot of help for their production.
In more than a year, Li Zhi has slowly changed from a young waste prince to a stable and mature man. is still very immature on his face, but he can already see a lot of maturity.
"Yes, in November, it must have snowed in the Central Plains at this time."
Wang An replied.
After coming to Australia for more than a year, they haven't even seen a single snow.
It's never even been cold here, no matter how cold it is, I haven't seen the water freeze or snow.
The coldest time is the hottest time in the Central Plains.
Here, however, you only need to wear a jacket robe.
And now the Central Plains is the coldest time, but they are the warmest time here, and a thin shirt is enough.
Even those indigenous slaves were shirtless.
"Calculate the time, the supply ships in the Central Plains should also arrive."
Li Zhidao.
Looking at Dingnan Fort in this blue bay, Li Zhi is very proud.
However, there has been no supply from the Central Plains for more than a year, and many of the materials brought at the beginning have also been used up, and supplies are urgently needed at this time.
Li Zhi needs it or immigrants, although for more than a year, Li Zhi also sent people to attack everywhere, captured some natives to come over as slaves, as laborers, to help repair the city, pave roads, reclaim wasteland, and work, but the population is still too small.
In addition, many tools were also lacking, and iron tools were still not available to them themselves.
Even the clothes worn on the body are not capable of producing them, and occasionally they only use some animal skins to make some simple clothes and boots.
When I first landed here, how could I have imagined that more than a year later, such a castle could be built on this wild land, and more than 30,000 people could gather here.
I thought that more than a year ago, I was separated from my father in the Spice Islands, and then there was no news.
It is also not known whether the father arrived in the Americas, and it is not known whether he established himself there.
He thought of the Americas all the time, and he didn't know how his brother Li Chengqian was in the Central Plains, and why he couldn't send a few ships over for so long.
Thinking about it, Li Zhi couldn't help but shed two lines of tears.
Although he never let go back to the Central Plains in his heart, looking at his own boats and looking at his small castle, even if all the people were soldiers and all the young men were recruited, they would not be able to gather 5,000 people.
In more than a year, the population of his territory has grown to more than 30,000 people, with more than 100,000 acres of cultivated land.
"I don't know if Datang is still there" Li Zhi looked at the direction of the Central Plains in the north, and remembered that Cheng Qian relied on Zhang Chao and others to force his father to abdicate and abolish his crown prince, and he felt that Cheng Qian's throne was not stable.
People like Zhang Chao are definitely not willing to live under others for a long time.
Zhang Chao has the ability and connections, and Cheng Qian may not control him.
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Although Cheng Qian raised the army at the beginning, he lost the position of crown prince and was even exiled to Australia, but in his heart, Li Zhi still hoped that Cheng Qian could sit on the throne.
After all, he, Li Zhi, the Australian duke, is the Australian duke of the Tang Dynasty.
If the elder brother Chengqian sits on the throne and keeps the Tang Empire, then he still has roots, and Australia can also get supplies from the Central Plains, prisoner immigrants from the Central Plains, slave supplies, and supplies of materials and equipment.
And if Cheng Qian loses the throne, the Tang Dynasty will not be able to keep it.
Datang is gone, and Aoguo Gong no longer exists.
If they are left here to fend for themselves, then he will become a remnant of the overseas community, and he can survive here in this life, but don't want to return to the Central Plains, let alone the goal he has never forgotten in his heart.
"Your Highness, the minister has sent a ship north to meet you.
If the supply ship comes as promised, it will definitely be able to catch up. ” Wang An is also waiting for the arrival of these ships, counting the days, it should indeed come.
Wang An is the Taiyuan Wang family, and the Taiyuan Wang family, as five surnames and seven families, is originally high.
But since entering the Tang Dynasty, the five surnames and seven families have actually been suppressed, although there is also a marriage with Zhang Chao, but in the turmoil from Wude to Zhenguan, every time, the Taiyuan Wang family has always been defeated and cleaned.
Wang An was the most wrong team in the battle to protect the law, followed Li Zhi to Australia, and later married his daughter to Li Zhi, and now he is not only Li Zhi's father-in-law, but also the minister of the Australian government.
Australia's ability to develop so much is inseparable from his ability.
In charge of such a large mess of the Principality of Australia, Wang An understands the demand for the Central Plains here better than Li Zhi, and the more time passes, the more the Central Plains are needed here.
Waiting is always a bit painful, especially after more than a year, they don't have any communication with the Central Plains, they don't know what happened in the Central Plains, and they don't know if the supply fleet that was supposed to come will arrive.
One day.
The ship did not appear.
For two days, the ship had not yet appeared.
For several days, the ship still did not appear.
By the seventh day, Li Zhi had lost hope.
Originally, the people in Dingnan Fort had also made a lot of preparations to welcome the arrival of the Central Plains ships, but at this time, they were all slowly cold and disappointed.
"What did you say happened in the Central Plains, why didn't the ships come on time?"
"Your Highness, this is so far away from the Central Plains, it is normal to postpone a little, maybe the fleet is already on the way."
Wang An comforted.
It wasn't until the tenth day that a boat returned.
It was the ship of the Australian Government, a brig.
The ship entered the port, and Li Zhi personally ran to the dock.
"Boat, ship, the ship of the Central Plains is coming."
The captain excitedly reported to Li Zhi.
"Is the boat really coming?"
"It's coming, it's coming."
Wang An asked on the side, "How many ships have come and what supplies have you brought?"
"There were many boats, many boats, hundreds of boats, loaded with countless immigrants, livestock, and supplies."
Li Zhi couldn't believe it.
How can there be so many ships, so many people, so many supplies Wang An was not happy when he heard this, he even frowned.
Even if Cheng Qian is still in power, he will not have such a great support.
Could it be that the imperial court wants to annex this place?
They have worked hard to lay the foundation here, built brick by brick here, and opened up so many fields, the imperial court is going to come to pick peaches Unfortunately, the captain who reported the news didn't know much specific information.
Waited another day.
At noon the next day, white sails appeared in the distance.
First a few white sails, then a tall mast, then the first white sails, and then more and more boats.
Sure enough, as the captain had said, there was a huge fleet, at least a hundred sailboats.
Li Zhi stood there with an uneasy expression.
The fleet entered the harbor and slowly docked.
"There is an edict to arrive, and the Australian Duke Li Zhi receives the decree" A group of people came down from the boat, and the first one was dressed in a scarlet robe and holding a yellow silk silk decree in his hand.
Li Zhi stepped forward and knelt down.
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He originally thought that this was the will given to him by Dao Chengqian, but the more he listened, the more wrong it became.
Hearing the end, Li Zhi was almost lying on the ground, his shoulders shrugged, and he couldn't cry anymore.
The Tang Dynasty is dead.
Emperor Chengqian had also abdicated and was exiled to the south of Africa.
Now the Central Plains is Dahua on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor is the Zhang Chao he has always been afraid of.
Zhang Chao has succeeded to the throne for more than a year, and basically less than half a year after he left the Central Plains, Zhang Chao returned to the Central Plains from Luzon, and then usurped the throne and stood on his own.
Zhang Chao's usurpation of the throne was supported by so many people, and in the entire Central Plains, there were no loyal ministers and good generals of the Tang Dynasty.
After the messenger read out the holy decree, he stood there and watched Li Zhi cry into a tearful person, and he also felt some emotion in his heart.
"Aoguogong, take the order."
Li Zhi continued to cry.
Wang An, the minister next to him, was also full of emotion, thinking that the Central Plains Tang Dynasty had died, he couldn't help but shed two lines of tears, and even the Australian people who rushed to the port to greet him also shed tears.
They don't know why they are crying, but in this atmosphere, they can't help crying, maybe it's a longing for their hometown.
"The Duke of Australia, the Dahua Dynasty, is also the destiny of heaven and conforms to the times.
I also hope that the Australian Duke can face up to it, and my Majesty Dahua will be merciful and kind to the Tang family.
The title and fiefdom of the Duke of Australia remain unchanged, not only that, but His Majesty also remembered the difficulties of the Duke of Australia in opening up, not only sent a fleet to supply as promised, but also specially transferred a lot of supplies as rewarded. ” There were many things to be rewarded, such as prisoners who had been exiled, slaves who had been rewarded, cattle and sheep and other livestock, tools of all kinds, cloth and clothing, and so on.
Wang An wiped his eyes, reached out to help Li Zhi, and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, take the order first." ” Li Zhi lay on the ground and refused to get up, and Wang An couldn't pull it after pulling it a few times.
"Your Highness, don't be like this, the life and death of Your Highness and my country are all in the thought of Your Highness at this time."
Wang An anxiously reminded Li Zhi that if Li Zhi did not know the current affairs, the consequences would be unpredictable. t1706231537: